Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-23
The OLD AND THE NEW.

HE ULu N thE NEW.
Sermtill0n as 1t was and as 1t is-rDrfy
en- by Flood from the bottom, /
I.nr1yes ON che Blur.
Vermillion, Aug. 22-To the Press an,
Observation-Disclosures in not now wha
it was when we frst visited 1t in 1881
The town is not where it then was, 4
duality of forces changed its Location
from q lower to q higher level. NJ
geological upheaval ever did it's worf
more truly than the OVERLOOKING Hood
ane human purpose and enterprise, The
place which oDce knew the town viii
know it no more forever. Full half oi
the old town site ia IN the bed OF Yer
million river. At a low stage OF waite,
the pumps from the wells of the old
town crop out. The rankest weeds and
willows claim the old town site. Nearly
every vestiRe and landmark has been
lobliterated. The streets can only be
recognized BY the rows OF shade trees
on either side. The business houses the
places where they were once located ia
known by pits now half filed with
debris. where tall weeds grow and where
desoiation reigns. The road men of
the railroad have no more trouble
TO Keep the waters of the
the big Muddy" where they ought to
how, for it has left its old bed aud now
flows miles away. 1t has left the Dako-
at hills for the Nebraska bluffs. The
Vermillion river has taken up with the
@Big Muddy's" leavipgs. 1t mingles
its waters with that old historic river
not now on the borders of the old town
site, but twelve miles further down. But
for a brick yard, q few small tenements,
Q half dozen of %extensivs corn cribs
where $4,000 bushels of old corn 10 now
stored to be shipped in the bear future,
and o hog yard. excepting q few vege-
table gardens the desolation is complete.
We went up to The curve where the Nil
wankee railroad company had SO much
trouble to keep their track in place. A
patch of corn now grows where turbu-
lent and hostile waters onoe ran.
The town has left the bottom from
no choice OF it's inhabitants AMI has
possessed the hill. 1t is a city built on
a hill, and but for the mud 30 unusual
in Dakota 1t would delight any visitor
to walk ITS streets, enjoy IFS shade
and behold its beautiful and pictur-
esque views. In q wet time horse
flesh doomed to heavy burdens
has q hard time in pulling heavy loads
up the hill from the depot to the town.
Pedestrians may go down from the town
regardless OF the muddy streets nnsoiled
in shoe by comfortable sidewalks end q
multitude of steps of wood. In our
rambles in the high weeds in the old
town site We fell on the old cellar where
Prentice u Lee formerly had their busi-
ness stand, from the debris we brought
away a fragment of brick for q relic COM
lucrative of Vermillion before the flood.
J Judging from the number of the clerical
force employed and the crowd OF custom.
ers which we saw at Lee & Prentiee's on
the hill town trade has not declined by
the change. Ii this store is q sample of
trade there from what we saw Saturday
night last Vermillion must be a busy
place. We also brought away a frag-
meDt of the old Dakota house in the
bottom to commemorate onr stay With
the new Dakota house on the hill kept
by /. G. Horton, where good board is
furnished the travelling community at
reasonable prices. Rev. Lyman, the pas
tor Of the congregational. church.
whose pulpit was given to the writer
to present the claims of Yaakton college,
is now absent on his vacation tour. The
parsonage is q neat and Hastily located
structure on the summit of the bill. The
view from the cottage IS just charming.
We we're also entertained at the homo OF
MI. William FauBs, whose residence is
located over the gorge on the heights
amid @ most romantic scenery. Mrs.
Faass came from the same neighbor-
hood where Mrs. William MoYay had
her childhood home. The Misses Fauss,
three accomplished daughters. attend
the VarmillIon university. One of the
young ladies is a member of the highest
class in that school, 8 junior in the in
coming year.
As to the university we cannot say
much, except that il has also passed
through marvellous changes, whether
fos the better time will show. Certainly
some very marked changes IN the board
of instruction have been made. It was
q privilege to greet the former president,
DR.. Herrick, Of tia university. and res
ceive his assistance in the Sabbath SER
vice; also to renew our acquaintance
with Prof. Culver. The Vermlllion
Congregational church made o generous
Offering for Yankton college in money,
and books for the library.
D. B. N.
New Fall O~vercoats lust receiv-
ed at HARRY KATZ,S.